Award Winners

MARK MARTIN AWARD

PACE Theatre Company’s Mark Martin Award, established through the support of a benefactor, is in memory of Mark Martin a member of PACE Youth Theatre who sadly and tragically passed away in October 1999. It comprises of a specially designed glass trophy and a cheque for £500.00. The award is made to the young person who shows commitment, dedication and outstanding achievement in PACE. It is awarded in June each year at the Midsummer Ball.

Abby McCann

2017

Cameron McNee

2016

Nathan McGregor

2015

Scott Kerr

2014

Anna Spence

2013

Eve Thomson

2012

David Duncan

2011

David Lowe

2010

Heather Quinn

2009

Nina Black

2008

Euan Nixon

2007

Ruth McLeish

2006

Claire Ramsay

2005

Dani Heron

2004

Lynn Gray

2003

Kelly Gillen

2002

Gordon McCorkell

2001

DAVID RAMSAY AWARD

The David Ramsay Music Award is presented each year to the member of PACE who has shown musical promise during the preceding PACE year. It is presented in memory of David Ramsay, PACE’S first Musical Director and one of the original PACE team members. His was an extraordinary musical talent which produced an incredible back catalogue of songs and compositions that are still remembered and can often still be heard in PACE shows. He is sadly missed. The award is sponsored by the blues group “Big Vern ‘n’ the Shootahs”, the band David played in. It is awarded in June each year at the Midsummer Ball.

Rebecca Morrow

2017

Iona Ramsay

2015

Jodie Pollock

2014

Laura Murray

2013

OGADS PERFORMANCE AWARD

The OGADS Performance Award, comprising of a specially designed glass trophy and £200.00, is awarded each year at the summer ball for outstanding performances during that year by a PACE member. the OGADS was a thriving amateur dramatic society in Paisley up to the late 1980s before Youth Theatre, or indeed PACE became an outlet for the cultural aspirations of young people, and this award recognises that role played by OGADS and other similar organisations in the past cultural life of Renfrewshire.